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This New Ocean
Appendix A
Foreword
Preface
Part One - Research
The Lure, the Lock, the Key
Exploring the Human Factor
Aeronautics to Astronautics: NACA Research
From NACA to NASA
Part Two - Development
Specifications for a Manned Satellite
From Design into Development
Man-Rating the Machines
Machine-Rating the Men
From Development into Qualification: Flight Tests
Tests Versus Time in the Race for Space
Part Three - Operations
Suborbital Flights into Space
Final Rehearsal
Mercury Mission Accomplished
Climax of Project Mercury
Epilogue
Note on Sources
Persons Interviewed
Bibliographies
Appendices
Appendix A
Functional Organization of Mercury